Family: Plumbaginaceae
Scientific Name: Acantholimon venustrum
Common Name: Large Flowered Prickly Thrift
Description | Dense cushion-forming plants with pink flowers and glaucous foliage. Requires a sharp, well drained soil. |
Pronunciation | (ak-anth-oh-LY-mon) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full sun |
Moisture | average to dry |
Soil & Site | well drained |
Flowers | 9-15 pink flowers per scape |
Leaves | thick, spiny, glaucous, evergreen |
Stems | sub-shrub |
Dimensions | forms a lax cushion |
Propagation | seeds, layering half-ripe cuttings in mid-summer |
Native Site | Native to Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria on steppes 600-2300 meters altitude. |
Author's Notes | When I first saw this plant I thought it was some form of Dianthus. |
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